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Elephant Food Is for the Strongest Teeth(2021)

Name: Elephant Food Is for the Strongest Teeth
Director: Will McBain
Genre: Documentary, Action
Released: 2021-01-01
Duration: 15 min

In Kano City, Northern Nigeria, crowds gather to watch local heroes face off in the ancient Hausa martial art of Dambe. Part battle, part dance, part live mythology, it’s a cultural tradition that has survived and thrived in the region, despite invasion, famine, British colonialism and attacks by Boko Haram. In Dambe’s lightning-fast bouts, against a hypnotic soundtrack of live drumming and improvised praise songs, conflicts erupt, rivalries are formed and legends are made.